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Aldabra – the apple of the eye in the Garden of Eden

Leave nothing behind except for footprints in the sand

Aldabra – the apple of the eye in the Garden of Eden

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda

(eTN) - Splendid isolation comes to mind when looking up Aldabra, the world’s second largest ... read more

Botswana applies for World Heritage Status for the Okavango Delta

Okavango Delta

Botswana applies for World Heritage Status for the Okavango Delta

By Gill Staden, eTN Zambia

The Minister for Tourism, Kitso Mokaila, announced during the week that the Botswana government ... read more

UNESCO issues challenge over Selous Game Reserve

Tanzania World Heritage Site May Be In Danger

UNESCO issues challenge over Selous Game Reserve

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

(eTN) - One of Tanzania’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the Selous Game Reserve, may be ... read more

Kempinski to push ahead with Zanzibar Stone Town plans

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Kempinski to push ahead with Zanzibar Stone Town plans

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

(eTN) - It was learned from a source in Dar es Salaam that Kempinski Hotels, probably to make up ... read more

Fort Jesus makes it into UNESCO World Heritage books

Kenya Site

Fort Jesus makes it into UNESCO World Heritage books

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

(eTN) - The latest round of declaring sites of significant importance to the world’s cultural ... read more

Tanzanian President nullifies application to grant Eastern Mountains as World Heritage Site

Communities Depend On Mountain Resources

Tanzanian President nullifies application to grant Eastern Mountains as World Heritage Site

By Apolinari Tairo, eTN

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (eTN) - Tanzania's President has rejected an application to place some ... read more

La Reunion island impresses with their UNESCO World Heritage Site during Seychelles carnival

Parade Float

La Reunion island impresses with their UNESCO World Heritage Site during Seychelles carnival

The Indian Ocean Island of La Reunion has made an unprecedented mark during the 2011 Seychelles ... read more

Dirr’iya is a World Heritage Site

Al Turaif Quarter Listed

Dirr’iya is a World Heritage Site

The World Heritage Committee approved the registration of Al Turaif Quarter, in the Al ... read more

Siberian Plateau becomes United Nations World Heritage Site

Putorana Plateau In Russia

Siberian Plateau becomes United Nations World Heritage Site

NEW YORK, NY - The World Heritage Committee of the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural ... read more

United Nations says Galapagos Islands no longer in danger

World Heritage Site Bounces Back

United Nations says Galapagos Islands no longer in danger

The Galapagos, comprising 19 islands and a marine reserve, are situated some 1,000 kilometers ... read more

International body to focus on protecting Haiti’s culture

Haiti

International body to focus on protecting Haiti’s culture

By Nelson Alcantara

(eTN) – It has been almost six months since the 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck and devastated ... read more

UNESCO plans to contribute a million dollars to Kasubi Tomb rebuilding

Uganda World Heritage Site

UNESCO plans to contribute a million dollars to Kasubi Tomb rebuilding

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

(eTN) While Ugandans from all walks of life continue to contribute generously to the fund ... read more

Reconstruction of Kasubi Tombs in Kamapala begins

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Reconstruction of Kasubi Tombs in Kamapala begins

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

Kampala’s one and only UNESCO World Heritage site, the Kasubi Tombs of the Buganda Kingdom, is ... read more

Will Malacca become a regional low-cost hub after being a cultural hub?

Strategy

Will Malacca become a regional low-cost hub after being a cultural hub?

By Luc Citrinot, eTN

Becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site has turned read more

A clash of civilizations at UNESCO

World Heritage Site

A clash of civilizations at UNESCO

By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer

The Egyptian press slammed the defeat of Culture Minister Farouk Hosni who aspired to become the ... read more

Venice threatened by new port

Venice In Danger Of Crumbling Into The Sea

Venice threatened by new port

The World Heritage site, built on an island in the centre of a lagoon in North East Italy, is ... read more

50th anniversary poses new challenges for Serengeti

Serengeti National Park

50th anniversary poses new challenges for Serengeti

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa

The Serengeti National Park just celebrated its half century anniversary amid reports on the ... read more

Africa's UNESCO Ngorongoro Conservation Area faces significant ecological threats

World Heritage Site

Africa's UNESCO Ngorongoro Conservation Area faces significant ecological threats

By Adam Ihucha

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has raised a red flag ... read more

 Penang tourism's dilemma: To build or retain its UNESCO status

Penang World Heritage Fiasco

Penang tourism's dilemma: To build or retain its UNESCO status

By Yusof Sulaiman, eTN Asia/Pacific

Penang's future as a UNESCO World Heritage Site is under attack from property developers who see ... read more

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